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Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through... by barrkel on Friday January 18, 2019 @04:04AM (#18938009)
There would be more social opprobrium to save the pet, and the grief would undoubtedly be greater if the pet died instead. If nobody was looking, I think most would save their pet. Unknown unrelated people simply aren't very important. Wars would be impossible if it were otherwise.
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Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through... by scarejunba on Friday January 18, 2019 @05:23AM (#18938317)
Interesting. Do you ever test your hypotheses? Here is some evidence regarding your "most" claim. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog...
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Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through... by adar on Friday January 18, 2019 @06:13AM (#18938520)
Test his hypothesis how, exactly? By putting a child and a dog into a disaster situation?
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Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through... by scarejunba on Friday January 18, 2019 @12:21PM (#18940865)
Examples available in the link in the comment you responded to.

In order to attempt to falsify a hypothesis you don't need to necessarily run a direct experiment on it. In fact, few things are testable like that.

Anyway, I think I have what I need to know as to how he tests his ideas.

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Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through... by barrkel on Friday January 18, 2019 @10:39AM (#18939991)
So 40% admit that they would save their own dog over a foreign tourist, when asked.

Now, ask yourself how many would save their own dog if they weren't being asked or observed (and implicitly judged)?

I consider the link fairly strong evidence for my claim.

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Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through... by scarejunba on Friday January 18, 2019 @12:14PM (#18940803)
Very interesting knowledge acquisition technique. Thank you for sharing.
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Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through... by barrkel on Friday January 18, 2019 @07:35PM (#18944440)
It's far from knowledge acquisition; I'll have forgotten this by next week. But your evidence didn't support your position. I told you why I think it supported mine.
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Re:My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through... by scarejunba on Sunday January 20, 2019 @02:29PM (#18955039)
I don’t have a position. I was wondering how to weigh your statement.
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